Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), Life as a House (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2013–15), The Neon Demon (2016), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Antebellum (2020).
Malone is also an indie pop musician who has released music both under her own name (as "Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains") and as one-half of the duo The Shoe.
Known For
Love Lies Bleeding
Beth
2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Harmada
2023
Consecration
Grace
2023
Adopting Audrey
Audrey
2022
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Self (archive footage)
2016
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (Johanna Mason)
2016
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self (Johanna Mason)
2015
Inherent Vice
Hope Harlingen
2014
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Johanna Mason
2013
Teenage
American Girl (voice)
2013
The Wait
Angela
2013
In Our Nature
Andie
2012
Dakota
Dakota
2012
For Ellen
Susan
2012
Their Houses
2011
Sucker Punch
Rocket
2011
Five Star Day
Sarah Reynolds
2010
The Messenger
Kelly
2009
The Soloist
Cheery Lab Tech
2009
The Ruins
Amy
2008
Lying
Grace
2008
Into the Wild
Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
2007
The Go-Getter
Jeoly
2007
Four Last Songs
Frankie
2007
Container
The Woman / Speaker (voice)
2006
Pride & Prejudice
Lydia Bennet
2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Red Berry
2005
Corn
Emily Rasmussen
2004
Saved!
Mary Cummings
2004
Cold Mountain
Ferry Girl
2003
The United States of Leland
Becky Pollard
2003
The Badge
Ashley Hardwick
2002
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Margie Flynn
2002
American Girl
Rena Grubb
2002
Life as a House
Alyssa Beck
2001
Donnie Darko
Gretchen Ross
2001
Cheaters
Jolie Fitch
2000
For Love of the Game
Heather
1999
The Book of Stars
Mary McGuire
1999
Stepmom
Anna Harrison
1998
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
1998
Contact
Young Ellie
1997
The Movers
Heroic Dose
Jena
2025
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
"Ellen" Harvey
2024
Little Death
Jessica Klein
2024
Swallowed
Alice
2022
Stardust
Angie Bowie
2020
Lorelei
Dolores
2020
Antebellum
Elizabeth
2020
Too Old to Die Young
Diana · (10 episodes)
2019
The Public
Myra
2019
Angelica
Constance
2017
Bottom of the World
Scarlett
2017
Lovesong
Mindy
2017
Nocturnal Animals
Sage Ross
2016
Goliath
Samantha Margolis · (8 episodes)
2016
The Caged Pillows
Ediza
2016
The Neon Demon
Ruby
2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Johanna Mason
2015
The Rusted
Karen
2015
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Johanna Mason
2014
Memory 2.0
Sophie
2014
Time Out of Mind
Maggie
2014
10 Cent Pistol
Danneel
2014
Center Jenny
Nark Vision1
2013
The Painted Lady
Painted Lady
2012
Hatfields & McCoys
Nancy McCoy · (3 episodes)
2012
David Goldberg
Vida
2011
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Gretchen Ross (archive footage)
2010
Rachel
Rachel
2010
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
Self
2004
Break Up
Girl
2004
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Geli Raubal · (2 episodes)
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
California Morning "Lucy" Whipple
2001
Hope
Lilly Kate Burns
1997
Bastard Out of Carolina
Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright
1996
Hidden in America
Willa
1996
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1994
Touched by an Angel
Casey Peña · (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
(2 episodes)
1993
Law & Order
Michelle Landon · (1 episode)
1990
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellen Foster · (1 episode)
1951
The Boroughs
Claire · (1 episode)